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When deciding to adopt a new program or intervention in my county,
1	I make site visits to counties that have already implemented the program	1	2	3	4	5	9
2	I give greater weight to any outcome data we collect in our own county than data collected elsewhere or in research studies	1	2	3	4	5	9
3	I compare more than one program or intervention simultaneously to evaluate their respective strengths and weaknesses	1	2	3	4	5	9
4	I conduct an assessment of the needs of the population my agency serves and then find a program that meets those needs	1	2	3	4	5	9
5	I assess how much adaptation is required to meet the needs of real people and real families	1	2	3	4	5	9
6	I tend to ignore the research evidence if I am not convinced that the program or intervention will work for a particular population	1	2	3	4	5	9
7	I tend to ignore the research evidence if there are no resources to implement the program	1	2	3	4	5	9
8	I tend to ignore the research evidence if the program is too rigid and cannot be adapted to meet the needs of my clients	1	2	3	4	5	9
9	I tend to ignore the research evidence if the program does not match the skill level of my staff	1	2	3	4	5	9
10	I tend to ignore the research evidence if the program is not feasible for my county, given my county’s capability	1	2	3	4	5	9
11	I rely on strategies currently in use that have proven effectiveness without having to review the scientific evidence supporting the program	1	2	3	4	5	9
12	I defer to the decisions of the people I work for (e.g., judges, county supervisors, agency directors)	1	2	3	4	5	9
13	I consider the wishes of my partner agencies and review research evidence as a team	1	2	3	4	5	9
14	I will not introduce a new program or intervention that is not supported by research evidence, even if there are funds available to sustain the program	1	2	3	4	5	9
15	I would rather implement a program or intervention that has already been adopted by my colleagues in other counties	1	2	3	4	5	9
16	I will find money to implement the program anyway if the research evidence is strong enough to support it	1	2	3	4	5	9
17	I consider research evidence along with information obtained from subject matter experts and community members	1	2	3	4	5	9
18	I use research evidence to determine whether the program could do potential harm to participants before I consider implementing it	1	2	3	4	5	9
19	I use research evidence to support a decision on adopting the program at the executive level	1	2	3	4	5	9
20	I use research evidence to eliminate programs that proved to be not effective	1	2	3	4	5	9

Note. Items in boldface are included in the 45-item scale.